debt negotiations came up on the house floor as members were wrapping up during a colloquy between eric cantor and minority leader steady player. this is about 25 minutes. >> i thank the gentleman for his information. is my understanding that we will be meeting on monday and voting on monday at 6:30 rather than commencing on tuesday at 6:30. the gentleman has pointed out that is to accommodate the challenge that confronts us in the crisis we have been put in with reference to assuring america does not default on its bills and we continue to pursue efforts to bring the deficit down and the debt under control. i say to my friends it is late. we have on numerous occasions both the gentleman and i have voted in the past to extend the debt limit so america can pay the bills that it has incurred. the gentleman also notes that a piece of legislation was brought to the floor to in short when we pay our bills and was brought to the floor with the express intention by the chairman ways and means committee that it be defeated and was defeated and members voted against it all vote half of my member